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  • House of Thunder: The Forgotten Battle that Saved the West

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    Even if you live in St. Louis, you’ve probably never heard of the Battle of St. Louis. And yet, some historians believe it was a critical inflection point in the American Revolutionary War, and helped save the American West. In this new documentary from HEC Films, the battle is brought to life, a...

  • Sunken Lane: The Absurdity WW1 Strategies

    In the trenches of World War I, a surreal and tragic world unfolds as soldiers grapple with the bizarre and absurd realities of war, where laughter and horror collide in a dark theater of the absurd. Sander takes us to the Sunken Road where photographer, Geoffrey Malins filmed the horrors of the war

  • The Christmas Truce of 1914

    In the midst of the brutal trenches of World War I, the Christmas Truce of 1914 emerges as an extraordinary moment of humanity, where soldiers from opposing sides lay down their arms to celebrate a brief but poignant respite from the horrors of war, reminding the world that even in its darkest ho...

  • The American Artist

    A century after his death, George Caleb Bingham’s work was not only rediscovered, it is celebrated as a national treasure. Produced by the Emmy Award-winning documentary team at Wide Awake Films in partnership with the Friends of Arrow Rock (Bingham’s hometown in Missouri), this hour long documen...

  • Iwo Jima

    Countless photos, archive footage, historic facts and 5 IWO JIMA veterans have all come together in this authentic account of the Battle of IWO JIMA.

    Operation Detachment was to last 5 days and secure the island of IWO JIMA with its airfields. IWO JIMA veterans vividly describe their experience...

  • Ben Hur - History
    Movie + 1 extra

    Ben Hur - History

    Movie + 1 extra

    One of the greatest challenges in movie making is to take a novel about ancient times and bring it to life on the big screen. The sets, costuming, dialects, and every-day details are tough enough. Now add in a naval battle with galleons and hundreds of oarsmen – a chariot race in a full scale cir...

  • Hunt

    An American Soldier finds himself fighting for survival after being separated from his unit during World War II. Will he survive? What will push him through the fight? Indie Black Magic Presets "Hunt" Directed by Tommy Jackson Produced by David Bianco, Isaac Gonzalez, Tommy Jackson Cinematography...

  • Battle of the Wilderness

    A retro documentary about the massive two-day battle is covered in detail in this two-hour documentary of the Battle of the Wilderness. Filmed in the actual Wilderness, west of Fredericksburg, Virginia, The Battle of the Wilderness is the complete story of the beginning of the Overland Campaign o...

  • The Roman Furca

    The Roman legionaries were of then called muli mariani, or Marius' mules. Let's meet a unique piece of Roman kit that helped them shoulder this load, literally!

  • Free
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    Free

    Movie

    A young Frederick Douglass is given a pathway to freedom through a random act of kindness.

  • The Battle Aachen - The American Stalingrad

    Amidst the closing stages of World War II, the Battle of Aachen unfolds as a critical urban showdown, where American forces clash with determined German defenders in the heart of the ancient city.

  • The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress

    The story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the third U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe, but the first to return ...

  • Thof's Dragon

    Post Civil War soldiers find themselves on the High Plains in the midst of the Plains Indian Wars -- isolated, bored, often drunk. Curiosity overwhelms fear, however, when the post surgeon discovers the fossil of a prehistoric marine reptile.

  • Bad Blood - The Border War that Triggered the Civil War

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    Bad Blood is the story of an epic and influential time in our nation's history. In the years leading up to the Civil War, a bloody conflict between slaveholders and abolitionists focused the nation's eyes on the state of Missouri and the territory of Kansas. Told through the actual words of slave...

  • Hold My Horse
    Movie + 4 extras

    Hold My Horse

    Movie + 4 extras

    Prone to dressing in civilian clothes when not on duty, Civil War General Israel Richardson decides to teach a lesson to an arrogant young lieutenant tasked with delivering him a message. Starring Christian Stolte (Chicago Fire, Public Enemies) and Patrick Webb, this light-hearted look at life ...

  • Reactionary

    Special Jury Award Winner at Action/Cut Film Competition 2011. Reactionary is a U.S. soldier story in Afghanistan starring Douglas Spain (Band of Brothers) as Private Gonzales working to extricate insurgents from a civilian town. He witnesses a deadly knee jerk reaction by a fellow soldier, Corpo...

  • Whitney's Mettle

    Stuck in the violent Battle of Chickamauga, Lt. Whitney and his men are desperately low on ammunition. If Whitney can’t replenish the low supply, they face prison camp or death.

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  • The Gemini Project

    Take your study of science, engineering and history to the pioneers of America’s space race. Learn from engineers who designed and built the Gemini capsule and the space systems that made it work. Hear how the Gemini program made the successes of the Apollo program possible.

  • Between the Lines

    1 season

    "Between the Lines" is an in-depth look at the letters of Jacob Weaver. A resident of Ulster County New York, Weaver and his family emigrated to Indiana Territory in 1813. For 47 years his letters described life in his new home. Are their contents truthful depictions or fanciful embellishments...